FAMILY GALLAY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gallay

Coat of arms and family crest of Gallay.

Genealogy of family Gallay, origin of Gallay, provenance of the family name Gallay.

History and meaning for Gallay.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Gallay.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Gallay.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gallay:

1) The origin of the family name Gallay.

2) The meaning of the family name Gallay.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gallay.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gallay.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Gallay:

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Gallay appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Gallay some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Gallay in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* The family name Gallay appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Gallay as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Gallay

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